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"Enkidu the Atheist" |
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18 Jun 2005 10:49:50 PM |
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OT:First Sailing Craft in Space |
First Sailing Craft in Space - Launch of “Cosmos 1”
18 June 2005
WASHINGTON - As long as 140 years ago, writer Jules Verne, one of the
originators of the science fiction genre, dreamed of sailing through outer
space. This month, his vision could become reality.
On June 21, the first-ever space sailing craft, “Cosmos 1”, is to be
launched. The privately-funded American-Russian probe with its eight sails
will be powered by sunlight alone, the light particles being reflected from
the sail like balls bouncing off a wall. These tiny impacts will accelerate
the probe.
[more: http://tinyurl.com/c9e6r ]
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Enkidu AA#2165
EAC Chaplin and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
Anyone who says God is on their side is dangerous as hell.
-- lapel button
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| User: "Robert Schneider" |
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| Title: Re: OT:First Sailing Craft in Space |
19 Jun 2005 02:51:13 PM |
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Enkidu the Atheist <Enkidu.the.Atheist@gmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns9679A118B341D255229@130.133.1.4:
First Sailing Craft in Space - Launch of “Cosmos 1”
18 June 2005
WASHINGTON - As long as 140 years ago, writer Jules Verne, one of the
originators of the science fiction genre, dreamed of sailing through
outer space. This month, his vision could become reality.
On June 21, the first-ever space sailing craft, “Cosmos 1”, is to be
launched. The privately-funded American-Russian probe with its eight
sails will be powered by sunlight alone, the light particles being
reflected from the sail like balls bouncing off a wall. These tiny
impacts will accelerate the probe.
[more: http://tinyurl.com/c9e6r ]
http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/
I hope it can reach orbit. It is being launched from a Russian sub you
know.
AA #2149
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: OT:First Sailing Craft in Space |
19 Jun 2005 12:48:39 AM |
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On 18 Jun 2005 22:49:50 GMT, Enkidu the Atheist
<Enkidu.the.Atheist@gmail.com> wrote:
First Sailing Craft in Space - Launch of “Cosmos 1”
18 June 2005
WASHINGTON - As long as 140 years ago, writer Jules Verne, one of the
originators of the science fiction genre, dreamed of sailing through outer
space. This month, his vision could become reality.
On June 21, the first-ever space sailing craft, “Cosmos 1”, is to be
launched. The privately-funded American-Russian probe with its eight sails
will be powered by sunlight alone, the light particles being reflected from
the sail like balls bouncing off a wall. These tiny impacts will accelerate
the probe.
[more: http://tinyurl.com/c9e6r ]
Remember the "Radiometer" with 4 vanes, black on one side and white on
the other, mounted on a rotor in a light-bulb shaped, evacuated
glass? The rotor turned faster as the intensity of the sunlight
hitting it increased.
I wish I still had the one I had when I was a child. The reason and
direction of the rotor has been quibbled about a lot. Check it out:
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/LightMill/light-mill.html
TheRain
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